In Memoriam

[Jot the Dot Dot]

Brazilian Bossa Nova singer Astrud Gilberto https://theguardian.com/music/2023/...-singer-of-the-girl-from-ipanema-dies-aged-83 , who make "The Girl From Ipanema" a resounding hit. Given that her rendition was so soft, it was a surprising mega-hit!

 

[allezfred]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1666838263058030593

 

[Cachoo]

That honeyed, down home voice, that folksy smile, that granddaddy approach and then Pat dropped one hateful whopper after another. I can only say “buh bye” you philistine.

 

[Jot the Dot Dot]

Why did God lift his Divine Protection from Pat Robertson? Here is a breakdown of Robertson's Absurdity As Gospel:

 

[VALuvsMKwan]

Another one for which no tears shed...

Unabomber Ted Kaczynski dies by possible suicide in prison: Source

Ted Kaczynski, known as the Unabomber, was found dead in his prison cell Saturday morning, according to a Federal Bureau of Prisons spokesperson. He was 81.

abcnews.go.com

 

[attyfan]

Not sure if this is the right place, but:

Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi died:

Live updates: Silvio Berlusconi, former Italian mogul, dies

Italy's flamboyant former leader, Silvio Berlusconi, has died in Milan after a period of illness, marking the end of an era in Italian politics. Follow here for live updates.

www.cnn.com

 

[ilovepaydays]

Another one for which no tears shed...

Unabomber Ted Kaczynski dies by possible suicide in prison: Source

Ted Kaczynski, known as the Unabomber, was found dead in his prison cell Saturday morning, according to a Federal Bureau of Prisons spokesperson. He was 81.

abcnews.go.com

Apparently, it was suicide. Don’t prisons have better security to prevent this? I’m not particularly sad about the Unabomber, but I thought prisons had more controls about what’s allowed in cells.

 

[MacMadame]

Apparently, it was suicide. Don’t prisons have better security to prevent this? I’m not particularly sad about the Unabomber, but I thought prisons had more controls about what’s allowed in cells.

Prisons vary in how well they are run and when they are short-staffed (which is many of them and often), they aren't going to care very much about some old guy who is universally hated. Also, if someone is determined to kill themselves, they will find a way. You can't monitor every prisoner 24/7.

 

[Cachoo]

I'm always going to wonder about Ted. Henry Murray's experiments used LSD but they also used this and I do wonder if this played a part in the man Ted became:
However, it was during his time at Harvard that Kaczynski also participated in a controversial study led by psychologist Henry Murray.

In the experiment, subjects were asked to write an essay on their personal philosophies. Later, while hooked up to electrodes to measure their physiological response, the study subjects were subjected to hours of insults and personal attacks.

The essays were used as a basis for the insults.

It’s believed that Kaczynski participated in this experiment for more than 200 hours, lasting for three years beginning in 1959, and that his mental and emotional well-being suffered as a result. (History.com)

 

[PeterG]

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[Tesla]

Everwood’s Treat Williams Dead at 71

 

[PRlady]

Everwood’s Treat Williams Dead at 71

That’s a shame, he was by all accounts a nice guy. Also, looking at that photo, he could have played Trump (adding orange makeup and hair) in the inevitable movie.

 

[manhn]

Treat had such a warm and soothing voice. Everwood was such a lovely show. And I enjoyed his recent foray into Hallmark movies. He was such a heartthrob back in the day. Smooth Talk, oh my.

 

[PeterG]

Treat had such a warm and soothing voice. Everwood was such a lovely show. And I enjoyed his recent foray into Hallmark movies. He was such a heartthrob back in the day. Smooth Talk, oh my.

 

[MacMadame]

Everwood’s Treat Williams Dead at 71

He was 71?!

 

[Cachoo]

I remember him from “Hair.” He was successful at every age and was undone by his motorcycle. RIP

 

[once_upon]

I remember him from “Hair.” He was successful at every age and was undone by his motorcycle. RIP

I think it should be noted that it was a reckless driver of the car that cut him off while he was making a left turn. I would say it was not his motorcycle that did him in, but another person's poor decision making

 

[Cachoo]

I think it should be noted that it was a reckless driver of the car that cut him off while he was making a left turn. I would say it was not his motorcycle that did him in, but another person's poor decision making

Worse even…always heard he was happily married, loving family, genuinely nice guy not affected by fame in a negative way. 71 can be a lot younger than you might think.

 

[once_upon]

]71 can be a lot younger than you might think.

Oh I hope so. DH is 71 and I will be 70 in 47 days.

 

[Cachoo]

Oh I hope so. DH is 71 and I will be 70 in 47 days.

I remember how judgmental I was when Norman Lear had twins at 72 because he would die and miss their childhood. Well he is alive and kicking at 100. What did I know?

 

[sk9tingfan]

Tori Bowie Olympic Sprinter has died at the age of 32; she was 8 months pregnant and was in labor at the time of death!

Olympian Tori Bowie Died from Childbirth Complications, Rep Confirms

 

[once_upon]

I remember how judgmental I was when Norman Lear had twins at 72 because he would die and miss their childhood. Well he is alive and kicking at 100. What did I know?

Well technically he didn't have twins. His little guys were swimming fast

 

[Vagabond]

Everwood’s Treat Williams Dead at 71

He was masterful in Prince of the City.

He also looked astonishingly like Mel Gibson.

 

[ilovepaydays]

Everwood’s Treat Williams Dead at 71

So sad. He was great in literally every role he did.

Treat had such a warm and soothing voice. Everwood was such a lovely show. And I enjoyed his recent foray into Hallmark movies. He was such a heartthrob back in the day. Smooth Talk, oh my.

I still don’t forgive The CW for not continuing Everwood from The WB even though it had better ratings than FRIGGIN’ 7th Heaven. For some reason, they thought that enough people want to see that for another year.

 

[Moto Guzzi]

I remember him from “Hair.” He was successful at every age and was undone by his motorcycle. RIP

I still have a DVD of "Hair" but haven't watched it in years. I was one of the protesters in the final scene in DC. We spent a lot of time sitting around in between running and shouting. A team from a radio station interviewed me during one of the breaks.

 

[Cachoo]

I still have a DVD of "Hair" but haven't watched it in years. I was one of the protesters in the final scene in DC. We spent a lot of time sitting around in between running and shouting. A team from a radio station interviewed me during one of the breaks.

That’s fantastic!

 

[attyfan]

Writer Cormac McCarthy has died:

https://www.cnn.com/style/article/cormac-mccarthy-author-death/index.html

RIP

 

[Cachoo]

Writer Cormac McCarthy has died:

https://www.cnn.com/style/article/cormac-mccarthy-author-death/index.html

RIP

One of the greats—

Early Cormac McCarthy Interviews Rediscovered

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author has done vanishingly few interviews during the course of his career. In these early ones, some newly uncovered, he is less guarded.

www.nytimes.com

 

[ilovepaydays]

Speaking of Everwood - I hadn’t realized that John Beasley had passed away on May 31.

 

[manhn]

So is the actress who played Nina.